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Ancient India Block

July 27, 2011 by Firefly

Wow, we had a really busy second semester, and I just didn’t have the time to blog about it! Before we get back into it in September, I wanted to record a bit of what we did. Our two main blocks for the semester were Ancient India and Ancient Greece. First up, our Ancient India Block. Lots of stories, myths, and art in this one! The Peeps really enjoyed submerging themselves in the culture of India. The Mahabharata for Children and Bhagavad-Gita. They memorized the Gayatri Mantra, and learned to write their names in Sanskrit. We learned about Hinduism and Hindu gods and goddesses, as well as the religion of Buddhism and the life of Siddhartha. We also studied discoveries in math and science from this time and place in history. It was a rich and satisfying study!

Some chalkboard drawings for copywork…

Chalkboard Mandala

Karma Spiral (apologies for the poor quality!)

And some excerpts from their Main Lesson Books:

Here are a few of links we found useful:

Science, Medicine & Technology in Ancient India

India & Astronomy

India’s Great Civilization- Gr. 6

More Astronomy in Ancient India

Sanskrit Alphabet

The Bhagavad Gita for Kids

The Gayatri Mantra

Ancient India Plan of Study Gr. 6

Next up, Ancient Greece! I hope to get to that this weekend. Stay tuned.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ancient India, chalkboard drawings, Grade 5, Grade 7, homeschool | 11 Comments

11 Responses

on July 27, 2011 at 4:11 pm | Reply Faith

Beautiful! I love Waldorfy things!
- on July 27, 2011 at 7:08 pm | Reply Firefly
  
  Thanks, Faith!
on July 27, 2011 at 10:04 pm | Reply Monica

This is absolutely amazing!! I am Indian…and I admit, your kids and you have done an awesome job thinking up ideas and researching the culture! Memorizing the gayati mantra, now that is INCREDIBLE!
Monica
Ps found your blog on the well trained mind.
on July 28, 2011 at 7:48 am | Reply 5wolfcubs

I really like the writing opposite the blue Shiva page! We will be briefly covering Ancient India this year — thanks for sharing the links!
I didn’t blog our second semester either…but am trying to get back in the habit now that we’ve started our new year!
Lee
on July 28, 2011 at 8:33 am | Reply Firefly

Thanks for the kind words, Lee and Monica. Lee– me too! Good luck with your new semester… we don’t start until September, though I felt very motivated and got all our book ordering done this week.
on August 25, 2011 at 3:58 pm | Reply Julie

I love your notebooks! Very inspiring!
- on August 25, 2011 at 4:16 pm | Reply Firefly
  
  Thank you!
on September 14, 2011 at 1:06 am | Reply Cindie

Love your posts, even if they are few and far between.
- on September 14, 2011 at 8:41 am | Reply Firefly
  
  Thanks, Cindie!
on November 25, 2011 at 4:28 pm | Reply marie

Thanks sooo much for your wonderful post, espacially the links, some are a true treasury chest !
- on November 27, 2011 at 1:19 pm | Reply Firefly
  
  You’re welcome!